Earning a MCITP Server Administrator certification reflects your skills and knowledge in the management and maintenance of a Windows Server 2008 R2 infrastructure. The MCITP:SA certification is for people who want to maintain a Windows 2008 infrastructure rather than design and engineer one in which case the MCITP:EA would be the certification your after.
To gain MCITP Server Administrator status you need to pass 3 exams, which are:
- Exam 70-640 TS: Configuring Windows Server 2008 Active Directory
- Exam 70-642 TS: Configuring Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure
- Exam 70-646 PRO: Server Administrator, Windows Server 2008
If you are looking at beginning study for all 3 of these exams, there are many study guide available to aid your study. Here is the official self-paced training kit for the MCITP Server Administrator certification. It includes 3 study guide for all three exams (70-640, 70-642 and 70-646)